Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 10.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1977–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 10.9%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.9% on the previous year and down 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 30.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1986.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 29.7% | — |
| 1978 | 21.6% | -27.2% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | +20.4% |
| 1980 | 29.0% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 25.3% | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 16.8% | -33.7% |
| 1983 | 13.9% | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 11.1% | -19.6% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | -29.7% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -49.5% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +64.7% |
| 1988 | 4.7% | -27.9% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +60.0% |
| 1993 | 12.5% | +66.2% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -24.9% |
| 1999 | 13.7% | +39.7% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +62.8% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -39.4% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -42.1% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +23.6% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.8% | 21.6% | 29.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 4.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 9.8% | 13.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 17.0% | 30.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 12.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
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- 26 Bahrain 22.0% compare
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- 29 Cape Verde 21.2% compare
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 21.1% compare
- 31 Maldives 21.1% compare
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More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 100.54 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,005 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.4665 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,080 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 59.93 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 10.9% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1986.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th out of 46 groups with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.